Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to gayGlichomk. Listings are compiled by Robin Lee.
Thursday 30
Glasgow I In a Year of 13 Moons (‘(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 7pm. See Film Index.
Glasgow
I Burly Anthems The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. 10.30pm—‘3am. £8—£10. See Clttbs. page 35.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 2.30pm & 8.45pm. See feature. page 56. and review. below.
I Sugar Daddy Ego. 14 Picardy Place. 478 7434. I lpm—3am. £5. A rebranded and relaunched Blaze from 1)] James Longworth.
Glasgow
I Club Noir Carling Academy Glasgow. 121 [iglinton Street. 204 5151. 9pm—3am. £12 (£9). See Clttbs. page 35.
I Utter Gutter Riverside Clttb. 33 Fox Street. 248 3144. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£6). See Clubs. page 36.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 4pm. 6.15pm & 8.45pm. See Fri 1.
I Velvet Mariners. 40 Commercial
GRAPHIC ROMANCE SHORTBUS
(18) 101 min I...
Street. Leith. 555 5622. 9.30pm—2am.
£4 before 10.30pm; £6 (£5). See Clubs.
page 38.
I Luvely The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10.30pm—3am. £12 (£10). See Clubs. page 38.
Edinburgh
I Tilly Brooks Destination. 17 Albert Street. 07890 692080. 9pm. Free. New recording artist Brooks premieres her high-tempo single All About Sat. and other tunes.
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 3pm. 6.15pm & 8.45pm. See Fri 1.
I Booty Medina. 45747 Lothian Street. 225 6313. 1 1pm— 3am. £3. See Clubs. page 38.
I Taste Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 1 1pm 3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). See Clubs preview. page 38.
Glasgow
I Passionality Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l 1.30pmw3am. £3. Pleasing chanistr)‘ from 1)] Shawn Roberts. resuscitating the weekend for the gay/mixed crowd.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 Lothian
Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.15pm 8; 8.45pm. See Fri 1.
Glasgow I FUN Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l l.30pm--3am. £3. 1)] Shana
Part love letter to New York and part exploration of the birth, sustenance and death of intimate relationships, Shortbus is replete with graphic, unsimulated scenes of all combinations: men, women, men and women, threesomes, group sex. But unlike pornography, there’s no voyeurism here: the camera doesn’t invite the viewer to feel part of the sex, even when characters are inviting fellow characters to join in with their rumpy-pumpy. Instead, it is a passionate affirmation of everything that swapping bodily fluids stands for. The plot focuses on three couples’ relationships - one is forged, one is renewed, and one ends - and shows that a healthy relationship is always a triumvirate, involving one partner, the other partner, and everyone else on the planet. Close your relationship off from the world, whether sexually or in terms of friendship and new experiences, and it will
suffocate you.
A metaphor which is also applied to the city: a charming, elderly Mayor of New York (Alan Mandell), intones that ‘New Yorkers are permeable’ and sane, and that those who attack them are impermeable and insane. The film’s only niggle is that everyone else is young and beautiful. Would director John Cameron Mitchell’s message have felt so embracing if this wasn’t so? Either way, the message itself is absolutely correct. (Robin Lee) I Fi/mhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 7—Thu 28 Dec.
80 THE LIST 30 Nov-~14 Der: 2006
llalliwell mixes older classics and fun tunes. Requests welcome.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.15pm 8; 8.45pm. See Fri 1.
I Vibe ligo. l4 Picard)‘ Place. 478 7434. 1 1pm -3am. £4. (iay night with
. James Longworth on the decks.
Wednesday 6
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 11.30pm 3am. £3. Happy. cheesy~ pop from 1)] Darren and the guys behind Passionality.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.15pm & 8.45pm. See Fri 1.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.15pm 8; 8.45pm. See Fri 1.
Friday 8
Edinburgh I Shortbus Filmhottsc. 88 1.othian Road. 228 2688. 3pm. 6.30pm &
8.50pm. See Fri 1.
I Fur Burger Twist. 26b Dublin Street. 538 7775. l0pm-2am. £4. See Clubs. page 38.
Saturday 9
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.30pm 8; 8.50pm. See Fri 1.
I Fever ligt). 1-1 Picardy Place. 478 7434. 11pm-3am. £10 (£8 members). See Clubs. page 38.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhousc. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 2pm. 6.30pm ck 8.50pm. See Fri 1.
I Booty Medina. 45 47 1.othian Street.
225 6313. l lpm 3am. £3. See Sttn 3. I Taste Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. I lpm 3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm: £8 after (£6 members). See
I Passionality Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. 1 1.30pm 3am. £3. See Mon
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 3pm & 8.50pm. See Fri 1.
Glasgow I FUN Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. 1 1.30pm -3am. £3. See Tue 5.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 6.15pm & 8.50pm. See Fri 1.
I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. 1 1pm 3am. £4. See Tue 5.
Wednesday 13
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 1 1.30pm 3am. £3. See \ch (i.
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 3.15pm. 6.15pm & 8.50pm. See Fri 1.
Gaybar
An update on Edinburgh hostelries, new and revamped.
I The garish but loveable Cuban- themed decor of l-labana has been replaced. with a bright style bar interior of cream walls and chunky dark wood furniture. Gone is the elaborate metalwork staircase and balcony, to be replaced by new steps with a toughened glass banister — scarily, it almost looks as it it isn‘t there.
I The Blue Moon Cafe in Edinburgh has added a new bar in the basement (pictured). Called Deep Blue, it uses fibre optic lights to set an intimate mood and cast a marine glow over the cosy tables and banquettes.
I Completing the triumvirate is Destination 2. The rollicking success of the cabaret and drag original on Leith Walk, Destination, means that Sugo. the bar next door, is to be subsumed. and will return as a place for gay-friendly food. drink and chat. (Robin Lee)
Edinburgh
I Shortbus Filmhouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 3.15pm. 6.15pm ck 8.50pm. See Fri 1.
Scene & Exhibitions
Glasgow
I Bennets 80-90 (iltlsslttl'tl Street. 552 5761. Wed Thu & Sun 1 1.30pm 3am. Fri Sat 1 1.30pm 3.30am. Friendl). down to earth. late-night disco \‘entte. recently refurbished and rising from the ashes alter a major tire.
I The Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. Mon Thti 5pm lam. Fri Sun 5pm - 3am. Spacious. swank). gin/iiiixed Merchant Cit} club. with several rooms and a downstairs dancelloor open at the weekend (£5 after 1 lptii l.
Edinburgh
I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (ireens‘ide Place. 556 9331. Mon. Fri & Sat 6pm 3am: Tue Thu & Sun 8pm 3am. The east coast scene queen pumps otit dance and cheese delights ever) night.
I Destination l7 Albert Street. 07890 692080. Mon Thu noon lam: Fri & Sat 5am 3am; Stiii lpm lam. live entertainment and cabaret bar. Featuring a drag panto on 30 Nox and Thu Sun throughout December. and a gangsters and molls‘ night on 1 Dec.
I 1GIG Photography Exhibition Sala Cafe Bar. 60 Broughton Street. 478 7069. l'ntil Sun 101)ec. Fclcctic e\hibition of images from local snappers' collecthe l(il(i.
I “Mist 26B Dublin Street. 538 7775. Mon 'l'hti noon lam: Fri Sat noon 2am; Stilt 12.30pm 1am. Formerl) the
Newton n Bar. and now reopened after a st) 1e rexamp. Twist features a disco bar downstairs etery Frida} and Saltirda} night.